Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableHSArea9
LabelStaffing nurses hosptlA2.54cC2.16cD2.19c
Question text From what you know or have heard, please tick a box for each of the items below to show whether you think the National Health Service in your area is, on the whole, satisfactory or in need of improvement. Staffing level of nurses in hospitals.
Responses
1 Need a lot improvement 571
2 Need some improvement 1177
3 Satisfactory 758
4 Very good 126
8 Don't know 6
9 Not answered 61
-2 Skp, B version 860
-1 No self-completn 709
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ON EACH LINE.
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.